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boehner. >> let's not kid ourselves. but when i come out the day after the election and make it clear that republicans will put revenue on the table, i took a great risk. and then the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal and they sum one up here that calls for $1.6 trillion in new taxes, calls for not even $4 billion in cuts, and they want to have this extra spending that's actually greater than the amount they're willing to cut. i mean it was not a serious proposal. and so right now we're almost nowhere. >> let me start with -- let me start with joe jan on this thing because you and i often agree. this whole thing here, i just think boehner has never accepted the fact that the rates have to go up at the top. i mean they're talking about deductions and all this finesse, they lost this debate. if there was any issue that came out, the president was dead right. he mads he statement clear. the public wants to have some tax fairness. they don't want the top 2% to hold this thing up. boehner doesn't wan
boehner. >> let's not kid ourselves. but when i come out the day after the election and make it clear that republicans will put revenue on the table, i took a great risk. and then the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal and they sum one up here that calls for $1.6 trillion in new taxes, calls for not even $4 billion in cuts, and they want to have this extra spending that's actually greater than the amount they're willing to cut. i mean it was not a serious...
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>> look, we've made clear how we feel about the boehner bill, the speaker boehner bill, because it is incredibly bad for the economy to have this kind of circus go on in washington with folks saying that we're going to force default, we will not let the united states pay its bills unless you do what we want. unless you enact spending cuts that were rejected already, that are more draconian than in the ryan bill, that would do significant damage to social security and medicare, force incredible cuts in education and clean energy programs, all these sorts of things, all these things that nobody -- nothing close to a majority supported and certainly not in the country. otherwise we'll just, you know, default. that's -- that's not a mechanism that is good for us, good for the economy, good for the american people, so that's what we oppose. beyond that, there are a lot of ways to get to compromise here, and that is what the american people i think really want us to do is to compromise, not stick it to anybody. not score political victories and see who can be blamed for the economic damage
>> look, we've made clear how we feel about the boehner bill, the speaker boehner bill, because it is incredibly bad for the economy to have this kind of circus go on in washington with folks saying that we're going to force default, we will not let the united states pay its bills unless you do what we want. unless you enact spending cuts that were rejected already, that are more draconian than in the ryan bill, that would do significant damage to social security and medicare, force...
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more than john boehner does. and that's why boehner turned tail. this isn't just if you do what we want you to do we will contribute money to your campaign or if you don't do, then maybe we will run some ads against you. as david is saying they are the ones with all the influence among the base. it's not really the outside groups that these congressmen are fearing. it is the rabid republican base in their districts coming up and showing up at town halls and screaming at them. >> listen, you can't count on outside groups. >> david, there used to be a center of both parties that resisted the impulses that were coming from the left edge of the party and there was also a conservative edge of the democratic party represented by senators that we no longer have. and just like the republican party used to have the different factions. this thing you describe as just a handful. >> john boehner has absolutely no leverage over this radical band of jackals within his own party. they worry about coke money. they don't want it against them. they don't care about
more than john boehner does. and that's why boehner turned tail. this isn't just if you do what we want you to do we will contribute money to your campaign or if you don't do, then maybe we will run some ads against you. as david is saying they are the ones with all the influence among the base. it's not really the outside groups that these congressmen are fearing. it is the rabid republican base in their districts coming up and showing up at town halls and screaming at them. >> listen,...
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i think john boehner is in a nightmare situation. it could not be a cleaner case for republicans defending only the tax cuts for the top 2%. this is very clear. mitt romney tried to parse it and say, well, maybe we'll get revenue from capping deductions. maybe we'll go after the mortgage interest or some other deductions. that was litigated. they lost. it's simple and clear to everyone that 98% of the tax cuts could go through tomorrow, today, any time if boehner got out of the way. but he still has the rejectionists in the lame duck caucus, and i think he's a little afraid the right flank might come at that speakership he has to reup for on january. he has to talk the tea party, talk even though he knows it's a losing proposition. >> i know you're a progressive, and that's why i love you. but let's talk politics. why does a political party that hopes to get 51% of the country in the next presidential election put all its stock in 2%? >> well, you're dealing with reality. the reality -- >> yeah. >> the tea party caucus of the house w
i think john boehner is in a nightmare situation. it could not be a cleaner case for republicans defending only the tax cuts for the top 2%. this is very clear. mitt romney tried to parse it and say, well, maybe we'll get revenue from capping deductions. maybe we'll go after the mortgage interest or some other deductions. that was litigated. they lost. it's simple and clear to everyone that 98% of the tax cuts could go through tomorrow, today, any time if boehner got out of the way. but he...
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boehner. >> let me say this. bill is coming offer the president under response to that said that they did not move the goalpost. in fact he said he had been left standing at the altar too many times here. that he was the one waiting to make the marriage. and that they just didn't show up. how does that in any way act as though something overnight changed. first of all, let me just say, i'm at the white house everyday. right? i see the president very off then. i have never seen him as angry as he to blunt as he was tonigh. >> aagree. >> i think we know what happened. look, the president made it very clear. the president tent can't take this for an answer and very clear that john boehner is not in charge or is not willing to exercise leadership. al, you said it right, when the president left, that's what we're going to remember from this news conference. if you want to be a leader, you've got to lead. stand up to members of your own party. john boehner for the second time has shown he is not willing to do that. in
boehner. >> let me say this. bill is coming offer the president under response to that said that they did not move the goalpost. in fact he said he had been left standing at the altar too many times here. that he was the one waiting to make the marriage. and that they just didn't show up. how does that in any way act as though something overnight changed. first of all, let me just say, i'm at the white house everyday. right? i see the president very off then. i have never seen him as...
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he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to make that abundantly clear to those americans who are listening. >> you know, i hear your frustration and criticism with speaker boehner. a part of me feels sorry for him. >> i wish i could. >> i linger under the belief that president obama and speaker boehner in a room together could cut a deal. i think boehner can't crow his colleagues. >> well, yes rk, that's true an i've heard that sympathy for boehner and that's true, but on the other hand, leaders are able to solve problems an he hasn't been able to solve it at all. >> as a fallback plan to protect the middle class, re
he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to...
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boehner inrevenues on the table, mr. boehner walked away. it is not a compromise or bipartisan, and the news for democrats is that it is whether you look at the plans, it is not balanced and it is not cuts or revenues. >> and this morning, the republicans said they agree with every aspect of the boehner bill save the fact that it forces another round in the midst of the re-election campaign. and do you agree with the bill other than the fact that you have to come back in six months? >> well, with we are in the land of make believe, because mr. mcconnell knows that this does not include every member. the gang of six which had liberal democrats an conservative republicans said we have to put everything on the table including revenues and mr. mcconnell has walked away from that. so that the balance here that we do need by the way is to look at this as an issue of revenues as well as of cuts. if we put everything on the table, we could actually resolve it, and instead, we are at a continuation of this partisan battlement what i am seeing in the
boehner inrevenues on the table, mr. boehner walked away. it is not a compromise or bipartisan, and the news for democrats is that it is whether you look at the plans, it is not balanced and it is not cuts or revenues. >> and this morning, the republicans said they agree with every aspect of the boehner bill save the fact that it forces another round in the midst of the re-election campaign. and do you agree with the bill other than the fact that you have to come back in six months?...
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that was a sad john boehner, that was a dejektsed john boehner. he had one thing to say. he's usually quite jovial with reporters. he didn't want anything to do with us. he wanted to go to bed or plot the next step. one of the more underreported stories here on the hill is these federal workers are going to be furloughed. there's no guarantee they get their pay back. you're from dc. you know how many federal workers there are in the area. there's a real worry that because of the appetite for cutting spending in this congress, you can see this shut down go on for a few days and these phones be presefolks be p the house republicans saying why should we pay you when you didn't work. but as far as where we move on from here your guess is as good as mine. apparently, that was supposed to be the magic bullet that was going to solve that. harry rooeeid is going to table later on today. they're still going to have to pass a clean cr bill. it's a question of when, not if. and we don't know. we do not know. there could be some more riders attached on the bills going back to the sen
that was a sad john boehner, that was a dejektsed john boehner. he had one thing to say. he's usually quite jovial with reporters. he didn't want anything to do with us. he wanted to go to bed or plot the next step. one of the more underreported stories here on the hill is these federal workers are going to be furloughed. there's no guarantee they get their pay back. you're from dc. you know how many federal workers there are in the area. there's a real worry that because of the appetite for...
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the republican speaker of the house john boehner. you don't have to threaten to blow it up because you don't get your way. if washington works in the same way that you and americans all across the country do every single day, the economy will be stronger, not just a year from now or five years from now or ten years from now, but 20 and 30 and 50 years from now and as long as i have the privilege of serving you as your president, that's what i'm going to be focused on. >> you heard the president mention in that clip, this mess falls squarely they say on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. he managed to pass a continuing resolution. the senate is going to send it back to him next week without the kill obama care language it has now. if ted cruz the senator from texas holds good on his promise to do anything necessary and possible to defund obama care, he could drag out the congress until the 29th of september leaving speaker boehner a day before government shutdown. congressman, let me ask you about this word deadbeat. do you
the republican speaker of the house john boehner. you don't have to threaten to blow it up because you don't get your way. if washington works in the same way that you and americans all across the country do every single day, the economy will be stronger, not just a year from now or five years from now or ten years from now, but 20 and 30 and 50 years from now and as long as i have the privilege of serving you as your president, that's what i'm going to be focused on. >> you heard the...
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couldn't reach boehner. finally boehner's office saying well the speaker will call the president at 5:30 and not before them. >> david when i hear something like that, it makes me wonder. is boehner not able to deliver those that he represents or he is the problem or some combination of both? i always wondered if there is a dichotomy between cantor and boehner that will doom this. >> there is tlit cal po posturing going on. what do republicans want? as much as they can get in spending cuts and no tax hikes. that's the price of getting the debt ceiling raised. they may ultimately get a smaller deal that raises the debt ceiling. maybe you know, boehner seems to -- he denied it there but others have said he wants a shorter term deal. he gets some down pamtsz on spending cuts and comes back over and over again. he wants a grander deal. i don't know how you get to the truth of the matter other than working boem sides and talking to people who are involved. we know for the past two weeks that a grand bargain was a
couldn't reach boehner. finally boehner's office saying well the speaker will call the president at 5:30 and not before them. >> david when i hear something like that, it makes me wonder. is boehner not able to deliver those that he represents or he is the problem or some combination of both? i always wondered if there is a dichotomy between cantor and boehner that will doom this. >> there is tlit cal po posturing going on. what do republicans want? as much as they can get in...
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this is not a boehner idea. this was coming -- i first heard about this at about 5:00 this afternoon, coming from some of the conservative side of the house republican conference. so this is, again, sort of going on that front. and what i wonder is, does what reid said on the floor right now make the house leaders decide, you know what? maybe we ought to just throw-in the, we're going to have to throw-in the towel at some point. do we three it in tonight or at tomorrow morning or wednesday afternoon. i can't figure out their end game. i know that there's some house republicans who don't know what the end game is. >> to be year, you're saying that the harry reid comments that we just aired, what he said, is if you try anything else including what you've been trying, including the let's take it to conference idea, no matter what you do, other than sending a bill to cleanly fund the government, will be over as soon as it gets here. so don't bother. >> reporter: right. and that's the power that he has as majority le
this is not a boehner idea. this was coming -- i first heard about this at about 5:00 this afternoon, coming from some of the conservative side of the house republican conference. so this is, again, sort of going on that front. and what i wonder is, does what reid said on the floor right now make the house leaders decide, you know what? maybe we ought to just throw-in the, we're going to have to throw-in the towel at some point. do we three it in tonight or at tomorrow morning or wednesday...
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this ad is air flg john boehner's district. >> our own representative boehner is risking the health of our economy in america defaults on debts all to pro tech the tax cuts. in budget debates the rich have many political prends, and lobbyists. the poor do not. >> there is letter saying quote, listen tole capitol church, not the tea party. asking him to defend the most vul flerable in society. well be there are conservative christians and conservative and liberals of every religion. i don't believe that religion should govern the country. i do believe, even though i'm a minister, in separate of church and state. but i believe we must have values. values that do not, in my judge emt and in the judgment of other religious leaders. forget about those that are the most vulnerable and most forgoton. values that made this country, valued all over the world. why did people look up to america? not because we exalted the rich but because we lifted the poor. because we had people like dr. martin luther king, jr. and we believe in principles of people like gandhi and we look to people like mother
this ad is air flg john boehner's district. >> our own representative boehner is risking the health of our economy in america defaults on debts all to pro tech the tax cuts. in budget debates the rich have many political prends, and lobbyists. the poor do not. >> there is letter saying quote, listen tole capitol church, not the tea party. asking him to defend the most vul flerable in society. well be there are conservative christians and conservative and liberals of every religion....
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the president met with harry reid and spoke with john boehner. is a grand bargain still possible when everyone is leaving town? >> a week from the shooting massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead, we have heard plenty of people calling for new gun control laws but very little from the national rifle association until now. in a bizarre news conference, the head of the nchl ra said the solution of gun violence in this country is simple, more guns. armed officers in every school. it is the same line we have heard before from the nra. has the country's relationship with guns fundamentally changed since newtown. what we saw last night from house republicans is yet another symptom of a real problem for the gop. they don't believe in compromise. they have lurnlged too far to the right. president obama tapped kerry to be the next secretary of state. let me finish with the great new movie about getting bin laden and how one person can make a huge difference. we begin with where things stand on the fiscal cliff. david corn is the washington b
the president met with harry reid and spoke with john boehner. is a grand bargain still possible when everyone is leaving town? >> a week from the shooting massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead, we have heard plenty of people calling for new gun control laws but very little from the national rifle association until now. in a bizarre news conference, the head of the nchl ra said the solution of gun violence in this country is simple, more guns. armed officers in every...
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that's bane that's boehner. that's after issa selected john kerry to testify in front of the committee next month. issa is accusing the department. says the new s&p will compel kerry to, quote, answer questionsing your agency's response about the investigation of the attack. david cornyn has been following this. and michael tomaski is a special correspondent for "the daily beast." is there anything here? i've been arguing and watching this thing. i do have a file cabinet in my head. it's not like every day is brand-new thing. consistently we got reports there was a copycat kind of thing. there was protests all over the middle east at that time. cairo was obviously all over the media. that led to kind of a copycat operation in this benghazi facility out there. and, of course, the whoelg thing seems to have come out o of anger in the islamic and arab world of this crazy and on knox vus video that went out. we all know that. that's in the paper, the news that came out. what's new, pussycat? why do they keep making
that's bane that's boehner. that's after issa selected john kerry to testify in front of the committee next month. issa is accusing the department. says the new s&p will compel kerry to, quote, answer questionsing your agency's response about the investigation of the attack. david cornyn has been following this. and michael tomaski is a special correspondent for "the daily beast." is there anything here? i've been arguing and watching this thing. i do have a file cabinet in my...
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boehner walked out. he made certain proposals and he couldn't get his party to support the proposal. he today go back to the drawing board three times. joe madison, what are we talking about revote. it took the speaker all week to get his party to vote for his bill and he today redo it three times. >> three times in three days. and he obviously miscalculated. and, look, he knows very well that he is being controlled by, i don't know what number is now, 63 or 87, some fresh freshmen, the reality is, that's not senior leadership. you know, noonian also said something that president obama was sly. you know, sly as a fox. she reminds me of the kids in the classroom who don't like the smart kid. she confuses being sly with being smart. he is very smart. and the reality is, how does a loser get on television and say, call your congressmen and senator and the switch boards blow up. losers don't get -- >> of course the president gets on television across the nation and tells people to call their congress. becaus
boehner walked out. he made certain proposals and he couldn't get his party to support the proposal. he today go back to the drawing board three times. joe madison, what are we talking about revote. it took the speaker all week to get his party to vote for his bill and he today redo it three times. >> three times in three days. and he obviously miscalculated. and, look, he knows very well that he is being controlled by, i don't know what number is now, 63 or 87, some fresh freshmen, the...
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>> well, look, boehner is a chief of no indians. we saw it again today when he reached the end of the roll call. he didn't have enough votes to be speaker. he needed 218 votes to be speaker. when everybody had already voted. he was at 216. and then they had to drag in bachmann and get her vote and then he managed to eke out a two-vote viblctory in a house where he had 18 extra votes. that's how he is. he's a weak, weak man. a weak speaker. therefore, he can't negotiate with the president because the president can actually make commitments, make decisions. he can say when you send me a bill, i'll sign it. what can boehner say? nothing. >> so you led the charge against the gop tax cuts in 2010. let me play for people what you did. >> every single year for the next ten years, the republican tax plan is to give millionaires enough money for a mercedes-benz. they can buy a bottle of wine from 1787 every year for the next decade. thank you, republican party. here's something else they can do. they can buy 20,000 jars of their favorite mus
>> well, look, boehner is a chief of no indians. we saw it again today when he reached the end of the roll call. he didn't have enough votes to be speaker. he needed 218 votes to be speaker. when everybody had already voted. he was at 216. and then they had to drag in bachmann and get her vote and then he managed to eke out a two-vote viblctory in a house where he had 18 extra votes. that's how he is. he's a weak, weak man. a weak speaker. therefore, he can't negotiate with the president...
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and if john boehner says his last name is pronounced boehner, then it is pronounced boehner. the word, however, does not look like it would be pronounced boehner. and before he was super famous, speaker of the house, even his own republican colleagues sometimes would screw up and say hi
and if john boehner says his last name is pronounced boehner, then it is pronounced boehner. the word, however, does not look like it would be pronounced boehner. and before he was super famous, speaker of the house, even his own republican colleagues sometimes would screw up and say hi
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when obama was talking to boehner a few weeks ago, we getting near that. now we don't have anywhere near a $4 trillion move at all. because bavor couldn't sell the revenue increases to the party. last we're holding the world to ransom. one more thing, michael. in that process, the politics are now poisoned. the bipart sn approach lost and there are more hurdles along wait such as the balanced budget amendment. they don't sign by those rules, michael. >> and this speaking to an edifice behind you. eve you if they cut the deal, the aaa bond rating reduced it will be on the president's watch. >> reporter: right. that's the issue for this white house and why, number one they want to move the debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes, it's a political issue but also an economic issue. really bad gdp numbers came out on it, and all of this uncertainty, we've all known that businesses right now in the last couple of weeks have gotten a little nervous. people have held back, because they're not sure what's going on. they're not sure how this is going to
when obama was talking to boehner a few weeks ago, we getting near that. now we don't have anywhere near a $4 trillion move at all. because bavor couldn't sell the revenue increases to the party. last we're holding the world to ransom. one more thing, michael. in that process, the politics are now poisoned. the bipart sn approach lost and there are more hurdles along wait such as the balanced budget amendment. they don't sign by those rules, michael. >> and this speaking to an edifice...
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so it's a lot of problems for boehner. we're going to see how skillful and how powerful and how really strong and how good of a politician he is over the next month, how he handles the challenge. the white house doesn't want to ultimately damage boehner too badly because if you lose him, you lose his power and he steps down. he's only speaker two more years. who do you get next? somebody not as moderate and not going to want to negotiate in the same way that he has? so it's careful situation for all around. >> yeah. eric cantor, the thing that protects boehner the most from a mutiny is he doesn't want to deal with it right now. that if anything else keeps boehner in the job for two more years. up next, is america in the tloes of a religious revival? it may not feel like it, but the numbers show religion is as powerful and influential as ever. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what
so it's a lot of problems for boehner. we're going to see how skillful and how powerful and how really strong and how good of a politician he is over the next month, how he handles the challenge. the white house doesn't want to ultimately damage boehner too badly because if you lose him, you lose his power and he steps down. he's only speaker two more years. who do you get next? somebody not as moderate and not going to want to negotiate in the same way that he has? so it's careful situation...
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boehner can actually deliver on a deal. then president obama began talking to senate republicans with the idea being that maybe he could crack off five or six or ten or 12 of them. those talks broke down a month or two ago. i don't think there is anybody left for a deal because i don't think the republican party wants a deal. now look. i could be proved wrong. but you have a mix of people who can't deliver and don't want to deal. when you have that there is not really a deal to be had. it's not clear there is is a good solution to this problem right now. >> ezrah, can we just close this out by talking about the weirdness and bad planning. a republican said if you're going to put pins in a voodoo doll, make sure the doll doesn't work in your office. what did you think of that? >> it is this thing, congress forced itself, a republican senator said congress had to use the obama care exclahanges. then the amendment says the federal government can't help members of congress pay for their insurance. it could create a new special
boehner can actually deliver on a deal. then president obama began talking to senate republicans with the idea being that maybe he could crack off five or six or ten or 12 of them. those talks broke down a month or two ago. i don't think there is anybody left for a deal because i don't think the republican party wants a deal. now look. i could be proved wrong. but you have a mix of people who can't deliver and don't want to deal. when you have that there is not really a deal to be had. it's not...
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boehner. he should have been ashamed of himself. >> you said he is appealing to appeal to the right wing of his party and you have conservative groups slamming this plan "b." let me play some of the criticism he's getting from the right of the party. let's play it. >> the american people did not re-elect the conservative house of representatives to become tax collectors for barack obama's welfare state. >> we supported challengers who were opposed to t.a.r.p., who were opposed to the debt deal. 2011. and this is the sort of vote that we'll look at closely when we look at our options in 2014. >> so congressman pascrell, they oppose plan "b" differently than your opposition but you have two different sides of this coin and people are wondering where speaker boehner is at all on this when no one is happy and if he's appealing to the right, they're not pleased with him. >> well, mr. boehner has the hell of a nerve to say that mister -- the president of the united states barack obama can't stand up
boehner. he should have been ashamed of himself. >> you said he is appealing to appeal to the right wing of his party and you have conservative groups slamming this plan "b." let me play some of the criticism he's getting from the right of the party. let's play it. >> the american people did not re-elect the conservative house of representatives to become tax collectors for barack obama's welfare state. >> we supported challengers who were opposed to t.a.r.p., who...
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those who don't like boehner, don't love boehner, they love paul ryan. he was whipping plan b. so paul ryan, probably the most high-profile guy who could be a consensus candidate getz boehner. he's not running against barren. he's not even interesting. >> if the president get this through, and it i know it's a big if -- he has to know goes yags. >> you're always going to have to include john boehner. he's speaker of the house. i think you're making a fair point that the power of house republicans to drive the debate is being underquestioned right now. people are going to look to this experience as to how john bane err may or may not be able to drive this discussion. >> sam, on this kind of deal, there's always last-minute horse trading. things get thrown on the paper and the base finds out and gets upset. what gets him upset when he's trying to get it done by the end of the year. >> the likely thing that will get him peaked would be the tax rates. my guess is that in the process of trying to hammer out this deal it gets raised to somewhere around 400, maybe $500,000. i think th
those who don't like boehner, don't love boehner, they love paul ryan. he was whipping plan b. so paul ryan, probably the most high-profile guy who could be a consensus candidate getz boehner. he's not running against barren. he's not even interesting. >> if the president get this through, and it i know it's a big if -- he has to know goes yags. >> you're always going to have to include john boehner. he's speaker of the house. i think you're making a fair point that the power of...
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john boehner, a very tough caucus meeting. >> this is the biggest moment of the boehner speakership, but we may look back on this and say this this is the defining moment of the boehner speakership. can he get to 217? we know there's right around 220. how many democrats vote for it? i would say there's positive signs for speaker boehner, two members we thought were hard nos now appear to be maybes. that's not yes but it's moving in the right direction for the speaker. >> pretty much assumed, chris, you and i would think the boehner bill will not be the last act here, but the harry reid compromise plan, however it evolves, can't even get to the floor, won't get to the floor. they won't bring it up until after they have vented on the house side and voted on bainer. >> absolutely. >> all the action is on the house side. i think the senate is basically -- they are basically waiting to see what the house does. can john boehner get the bill through? if he does you'll be looking at harry reid looking at the boehner bill, trying to take the boehner bill, the reid bill and combine them and ju
john boehner, a very tough caucus meeting. >> this is the biggest moment of the boehner speakership, but we may look back on this and say this this is the defining moment of the boehner speakership. can he get to 217? we know there's right around 220. how many democrats vote for it? i would say there's positive signs for speaker boehner, two members we thought were hard nos now appear to be maybes. that's not yes but it's moving in the right direction for the speaker. >> pretty much...
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i hope that john boehner makes a responsible decision. one that's good for the country. job protection time is over with. it's time to start protecting the american people, senator durbin. >> before the final role call was announced just moments ago, there was a memo circulating an e-mail circulating that the republicans in the house anticipated losing and wanted to tell us what the next stage of the drama would be. send it back to us with new versions of the amendment. some sort of delay or defundsing of obama care and something to do with members health care. you see where this is headed? >> and staff. you see where this is headed? they are going to keep playing this over and over again expecting a different result. the result will be the passage of the clean cr that we sent them when they call it on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives. i watched over the weekend while some of the tea party republicans were congratulating themselves on their wisdom and courage. their courage? what courage does it take for a tea party republican to shut down the federal gover
i hope that john boehner makes a responsible decision. one that's good for the country. job protection time is over with. it's time to start protecting the american people, senator durbin. >> before the final role call was announced just moments ago, there was a memo circulating an e-mail circulating that the republicans in the house anticipated losing and wanted to tell us what the next stage of the drama would be. send it back to us with new versions of the amendment. some sort of delay...
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>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. >> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting there. >> ari, the republican started to realize something that everyone else had been saying about this. they started to realize, we are roting for something that we know won't be taken up by the senate but we are being
>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. >> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his...
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we're talking about what boehner can sell to his caucus. i do think liberals hated that medicare retirement age change. change cpi might be more palatable. a lot of people don't completely understand what it means and it might be an easy thing to sell. >> let's talk about thea mt because no one else is. this is a tax so onerous and poorly designed that congress has to patch it every year to avoid bankrupting the middle class. i really like tony's description in forbes, step one, compute your regular tax liability. step two, compute your alternative minute tax liability. step three, take a generous pull of scotch and curse loudly. step four, pay the higher of step one and two. what is going to happen with the amt? >> the amt is really important. it might be one of the most important issues that people don't really dig into. we don't talk about it a lot in this conversation, but it does really hit home. people do get blindsided by it. they don't understand it and then it zaps them. i think it's pretty much on the table and to be determined, b
we're talking about what boehner can sell to his caucus. i do think liberals hated that medicare retirement age change. change cpi might be more palatable. a lot of people don't completely understand what it means and it might be an easy thing to sell. >> let's talk about thea mt because no one else is. this is a tax so onerous and poorly designed that congress has to patch it every year to avoid bankrupting the middle class. i really like tony's description in forbes, step one, compute...
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boehner, mr. cruz, mr. lee. ♪ >> the shutdown has been an unmitigated political disaster for the gop. >> you could have a democratic wave if the elections were this november. >> these are horrifying finger losing numbers for republicans. >> i don't know what this deal is. we're here to learn. >> on october 1st they rigged the rules of the house in order to keep the government shutdown. >> talk to republican leadership? we went over their heads to the american people. >> ted cruz is a fraud. >> we must stop it. we cannot accept it. >> knuckleheads. >> the house needs to keep doing what it's been doing which is stranding strong. >> in this republican government shutdown hurting the children of america. >> certainly hurting us. we make no apologies. >> this is madness. >> you still haven't figured out what it's all about, have you? >> starting to feel like this ending. >> no deal as far as we're concerned. >> surprise! >> let me get one wave before you take me. >> thank you and god bless you. >> this hour, t
boehner, mr. cruz, mr. lee. ♪ >> the shutdown has been an unmitigated political disaster for the gop. >> you could have a democratic wave if the elections were this november. >> these are horrifying finger losing numbers for republicans. >> i don't know what this deal is. we're here to learn. >> on october 1st they rigged the rules of the house in order to keep the government shutdown. >> talk to republican leadership? we went over their heads to the...
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they're going to take the boehner bill number. it's a shell. essentially do shift control a all the, delete it and paste in his version of the bill. the question is what bill does he put in by midnight tonight. we've got a legislative clock. if he bills the bill by midnight tonight, that means the way this process works we probably have the vote to end the filibuster at 1:00 a.m. sunday morning. >> wow. >> we may see some kots. and then the actual vote on the legislation monday morning perhaps 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. then handed off to the house and give them a good 24 hours to figure out how they're going to pass it. it's going to take both democrats and republicans to get it to the president to sign before midnight, august 2nd. >> so far, it be only folks benefitting are papa john's and dominos. >> that's exactly right. >> speaker boehner said he'd stuck his neck out trying to strike a deal. listen to this and then react to it. >> i stuck my neck out a mile. and i put revenues on the table. in order to try to come to an agreement to avert
they're going to take the boehner bill number. it's a shell. essentially do shift control a all the, delete it and paste in his version of the bill. the question is what bill does he put in by midnight tonight. we've got a legislative clock. if he bills the bill by midnight tonight, that means the way this process works we probably have the vote to end the filibuster at 1:00 a.m. sunday morning. >> wow. >> we may see some kots. and then the actual vote on the legislation monday...
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boehner, come on back to the camera. come on back to the camera and tell us what the republican party has done for small businesses since barack obama's been in the oval office. you haven't done a damn thing. you have done nothing but obstruct everything this president has put on the table and been against everything this president has put on the table for small businesses. and, of course, the republicans say that they are the party of small business. what about these taxes now? mr. boehner didn't mention anything about sacrifice tonight. he didn't talk about the middle class. he didn't talk about wage earners. he didn't talk about outsourcing, which really is also a big problem in our economy. so to me the schoolyard bully tonight, he just passed the buck and went after president obama. tried to accuse it -- tried to put it on the shoulders of the president saying that, hey, we're accusing the president, you know? he's the one that's creating this crisis? joining me tonight is senator bernie sanders of vermont. senator,
boehner, come on back to the camera. come on back to the camera and tell us what the republican party has done for small businesses since barack obama's been in the oval office. you haven't done a damn thing. you have done nothing but obstruct everything this president has put on the table and been against everything this president has put on the table for small businesses. and, of course, the republicans say that they are the party of small business. what about these taxes now? mr. boehner...
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>> okay, then. >> john boehner is played by the great john goodman. and for the chaos in washington follow the latest on twitter at @bashirlive on twitter or follow me on facebook. and the next boehner compromise. stay with us. ♪ whoa. right? get out. i know! who knew? i mean. exactly! really. that's what i mean. [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? seriously. who knew? hello sir. bingo! mahjong! for realz. woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] hey, there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. indescribably good. [ male announcer ] hey, there's oreo creme under that fudge! woman: day care can be so to save some money, i found one that uses robots instead of real people. 'cuz robots work for free. robot 1:good morning... robot 1:...female child. sfx: modem dial-up noise woman: flaws? yeah, um, maybe. anncr: there's an easier way to save. anncr: get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication.
>> okay, then. >> john boehner is played by the great john goodman. and for the chaos in washington follow the latest on twitter at @bashirlive on twitter or follow me on facebook. and the next boehner compromise. stay with us. ♪ whoa. right? get out. i know! who knew? i mean. exactly! really. that's what i mean. [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? seriously. who knew? hello sir. bingo! mahjong! for realz. woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] hey, there's oreo...
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it's all up to john boehner. >> you see it can be done. you see it can be done. >> everything you guys have said about those tectonic plates in the house make sense to me but i would go one step further. in listening to the president today i do think he had a missed opportunity. we know the republicans are culpable for this. when he defines the problem as the president did today in saying we have focus on the bloggers and talkerings and professional tickty visits who profit from conflict, i'm sorry, mr. president, we need to focus on the debt bead republicans who don't want to do their jobs and get paid for not going to work which is what they've been doing the past couple of weeks and basically pushing out a lot of pain across the country. this is a deadbeat mentality and it is not about talk radio, okay? those guys don't have the job and the obligation and the constitutional set of requirements that these house republicans do. so i would like to see -- no, will it me be clear. having said many times on this show and elsewhere that the re
it's all up to john boehner. >> you see it can be done. you see it can be done. >> everything you guys have said about those tectonic plates in the house make sense to me but i would go one step further. in listening to the president today i do think he had a missed opportunity. we know the republicans are culpable for this. when he defines the problem as the president did today in saying we have focus on the bloggers and talkerings and professional tickty visits who profit from...
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boehner should fall on his sword in support of u.s. national interest. there was a time when republicans had a strong grasp of what that meant, one hopes mr. boehner still does. >> one of the things i don't understand, andrea, is why this president for the first time in well over 30 years should be the first president that gets some huge increase in his borrowing authority without doing anything about the structural problem that gives rise for the need for this borrowing, which is the excessive spending and deficits. you know going back certainly as far as ronald reagan's administration, every administration since and probably before, it was over debt ceilings that we struck budget deals that made real progress of we should be doing that now. >> in this case, what about the argument that it is already the republican number that they have accepted that we're living under and the sequester has already cut back and that he is offering in his call to the speaker today to negotiate on entitlements and all the rest of it. what about getting passed this deadlin
boehner should fall on his sword in support of u.s. national interest. there was a time when republicans had a strong grasp of what that meant, one hopes mr. boehner still does. >> one of the things i don't understand, andrea, is why this president for the first time in well over 30 years should be the first president that gets some huge increase in his borrowing authority without doing anything about the structural problem that gives rise for the need for this borrowing, which is the...
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only 39% of republicans approve of boehner's handling of it. so it's not like he has the wind to his back. >> that's right. i think that speaks to, really, this is a fractionist party. boehner's is the leader of this house faction, but i think the republican party is very split nationwide and those polls suggest -- and i do think, also, that we're seeing a lot in the public play out. but there's all sorts of private talks going on that we just don't know about. you heard from pelosi today about talks that she had. of what her impressions of where this deal actually is. you heard from jay carney the same thing. they don't want to play this out in public. they don't want to play it out in that way because it might jeopardize a deal later on. on the one hand, you have boehner with a public theater that may not actually be in keeping with what is actually going on behind closed doors. i think both of these men are ultimately going to have to get a deal done. and both of them are thinking about their legacy. they're also thinking about what it's goi
only 39% of republicans approve of boehner's handling of it. so it's not like he has the wind to his back. >> that's right. i think that speaks to, really, this is a fractionist party. boehner's is the leader of this house faction, but i think the republican party is very split nationwide and those polls suggest -- and i do think, also, that we're seeing a lot in the public play out. but there's all sorts of private talks going on that we just don't know about. you heard from pelosi today...
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john boehner wouldn't let it happen. >> what did he tell us? >> he told the 30 members of the moderate caucus, he wouldn't going to let it happen. it got out. >> it's my problem with him, i have a lot of problems with boehner. but my big problem is he knew at the end you pull the plug, for all the days and weeks the economy was getting hurt and the shakiness we showed to the world was not good for us in the long run. if an airplane makes a rough landing, you're not getting on that plane again. he hurt us. yet all the time he knew -- >> i think john boehner had the cards he had, he played them as well as he had. the second matter is -- >> to save his seat. >> he saved the seat. you unified the caucus. >> thanks. have a nice weekend you guys. great guys, great puj lists. >>> i was at last night's al smith dinner where the great stephen colbert made the ohman -- >> since he first shattered the stained glass ceiling, america has seen a flood of catholic presidents to jfk to jack ken ki. >> much more when we return. this is "hardball," the place for
john boehner wouldn't let it happen. >> what did he tell us? >> he told the 30 members of the moderate caucus, he wouldn't going to let it happen. it got out. >> it's my problem with him, i have a lot of problems with boehner. but my big problem is he knew at the end you pull the plug, for all the days and weeks the economy was getting hurt and the shakiness we showed to the world was not good for us in the long run. if an airplane makes a rough landing, you're not getting on...
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boehner, come on back to the camera. come on back to the camera and tell us what the republican party has done for small business since barack obama's been in the oval office. you haven't done a damn thing. you have done nothing but obstruct everything this president has put on the table and been against everything this president has put on the table for small businesses. and, of course, the republicans say that they are the party of small business. what about these taxes now? mr. boehner didn't mention anything about sacrifice tonight. he didn't talk about the middle class, he didn't talk about wage earners, he didn't talk about outsourcing, which really is also a big problem in our economy. so to me, the schoolyard bully tonight, he just passed the buck and went after president obama. tried to put it on the shoulders of the president saying that, hey, we're accusing the president, you know? he's the one that's creating this crisis? joining me tonight is senator bernie sanders of vermont. senator, great to have you with
boehner, come on back to the camera. come on back to the camera and tell us what the republican party has done for small business since barack obama's been in the oval office. you haven't done a damn thing. you have done nothing but obstruct everything this president has put on the table and been against everything this president has put on the table for small businesses. and, of course, the republicans say that they are the party of small business. what about these taxes now? mr. boehner...
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john boehner canceled the vote. then he put out a statement saying it's now up to democrats to figure it out. and then the house went into recess and house republicans started going home for christmas. >> mr. chairman, you're close to the speaker. you serve with him on the education committee. does this feel like defeat tonight, when he could not cajole enough votes out of his caucus? >> well, yeah. that's exactly what it is. and he understood it, and he said have a merry christmas, we'll see you after christmas. >> we'll see you after christmas. yes, this was a defeat. this was not how it was supposed to go, but that is what happened in just the past hour. joining us is luke russert, nbc news congressional correspondent. luke, thanks for being here on short notice. appreciate your time. >> what a story, rachel. happy to be here. i've never seen anything like this in my 3 1/2 year on capitol hill. very rare moment. and talking to people whief been here for a while, this doesn't happen very much. >> what are your sou
john boehner canceled the vote. then he put out a statement saying it's now up to democrats to figure it out. and then the house went into recess and house republicans started going home for christmas. >> mr. chairman, you're close to the speaker. you serve with him on the education committee. does this feel like defeat tonight, when he could not cajole enough votes out of his caucus? >> well, yeah. that's exactly what it is. and he understood it, and he said have a merry christmas,...
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this a way boehner does not. he is facing a critical challenge from the right and greater general election challenge down the road as he gets through the primary. he is trying to make deals and making a fight against the secretary of state. mcconnell hauled in $2.3 million. in the same time period, 2.throw million. aside from connell being paralyzed, he signals he is ready to deal on the floor earlier this week. >> let me go over the remarks. we had a good day. i had a good day yesterday and another good day today. i think it's safe to say we faced substantial progress and we look forward to making more progress in the near future. >> nothing is done yet, but if the deal gets done, connell is starting on the right, but it's rare. we haven't seen many profiles on capitol hill lately and there is not great leadership going on, but the closest thing that qualifies, he is making a risky move and putting his own career on the line for something that has to get done. shouldn't go unnoticed. the people he loafs, the sen
this a way boehner does not. he is facing a critical challenge from the right and greater general election challenge down the road as he gets through the primary. he is trying to make deals and making a fight against the secretary of state. mcconnell hauled in $2.3 million. in the same time period, 2.throw million. aside from connell being paralyzed, he signals he is ready to deal on the floor earlier this week. >> let me go over the remarks. we had a good day. i had a good day yesterday...
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speaker boehner's approval rating is taking a beating. the top tax rates that is a core issue for republicans, even though we are hearing from more of them, a handful of members in both the house and senate talking about the likely hood that that will in fact happen. the highest earners will pay more. that would likely be the last piece of the puzzle in a negotiation. i'm hearing from people in both sides say expect this to keep going and a likelihood if a deal is achievable it will happen close to the deadline seems to be the thinking. they are telling everybody to be prepared to be here during the holidays. we are hearing that as well. there is sort of a resignation that it's going to be a long process. >> thank you, kelly. great le appreciate it. the national political reporter for the atlantic democratic strategist keith bicycle in. amy stoddard, associate editor for the hill paper. thank you all for joining us. let me start off with you. we are going to show our audience later the headlines or a couple of the headlines out there. if
speaker boehner's approval rating is taking a beating. the top tax rates that is a core issue for republicans, even though we are hearing from more of them, a handful of members in both the house and senate talking about the likely hood that that will in fact happen. the highest earners will pay more. that would likely be the last piece of the puzzle in a negotiation. i'm hearing from people in both sides say expect this to keep going and a likelihood if a deal is achievable it will happen...
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this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we stay together and hold true to true principles without regard to party, the republicans will go the way of the wiigs. and we win. >> you know, there's an old saying in texas and a lot of other places, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. >> they lied to ronald reagan and they have been lying for the last six months to the american people, they're not going to get away with it this time. because we'll give you a chance to work. but we should not be giving a chance to be a taker. >> there are people who are coming here who want to come to cut your lawn and have a better life. but there are p
this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we...
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let me play to you boehner and get your reaction. let me play speaker boehner to you. >> okay. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but a americans. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves for the common ground that has eluded us and do the right thing together for our country. >> did they say things before that didn't end up with republicans in the house, is the fact that now the presidentas run for re-election, does that change things? has the fever br9en? do you think that they are at a place now where we can get something done or is the gridlock going to reappear? >> well, i hope ;unot. only time will tell. but this is a welcome tone. qyou know, four years ago on night of the inauguration, 15 republican leaders, mostly in the house, got together to talk about how they cld bng down the administration and deat the prt.esiden if they start this new administration wh a different attitude, i think that would be very, very positive because ultimately the american
let me play to you boehner and get your reaction. let me play speaker boehner to you. >> okay. >> mr. president, this is your moment. we're ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans but a americans. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves for the common ground that has eluded us and do the right thing together for our country. >> did they say things before that didn't end up with republicans in the house, is the fact that now the presidentas run for...
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boehner. give me a number that you would be comfortable with, that you wouldn't call this a disaster. there is no number. there's no number. there could be 30, 40, 50 million. they are for profit across the board, they're for the corporations, they're not for the people and they're not for the outcomes. they're about absolute power. and this gets in their way. this is going to have a generational effect on young people, they are going to see that it was the democrats and the progressive movement in this country that changed. the election was about hope and change. there was a whole lot of hope we could get this done and now we're seeing the change and change is slow. let's see, we've been through october, november, december, january, february, march. gosh, over 6 million people at the end of march? where are we going to be in november? boehner has no choice but to come out and continually trash this law because he knows the numbers are against him. i've got confidence in my tackle box on this
boehner. give me a number that you would be comfortable with, that you wouldn't call this a disaster. there is no number. there's no number. there could be 30, 40, 50 million. they are for profit across the board, they're for the corporations, they're not for the people and they're not for the outcomes. they're about absolute power. and this gets in their way. this is going to have a generational effect on young people, they are going to see that it was the democrats and the progressive...
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murkowski called out boehner by name. this was an important moment. they said this is not about the speakership and winning the next election, it's about doing the right thing for your country. >> i think we're going to go to breaking news. we have members of the house republican conference, looks like they might speak or at least have come out of the meeting which is why we wanted to go right to it to take a look. and they are dodging the press. you're seeing live footage of what happens when the press is dodged. we wanted to show whether they would stop to speak which sometimes they have been doing. i don't think we can overinterpret the silence because we have votes ideally scheduled coming out of the senate. >> ari is not going to over interpret something? breaking news on "the cycle". >> breaking news in the house to breaking club house news. >> that's right. you think about that. >> i was just pointing out that women really should have a strong role in congress. that's more important than these gop members walking by without being able to say an
murkowski called out boehner by name. this was an important moment. they said this is not about the speakership and winning the next election, it's about doing the right thing for your country. >> i think we're going to go to breaking news. we have members of the house republican conference, looks like they might speak or at least have come out of the meeting which is why we wanted to go right to it to take a look. and they are dodging the press. you're seeing live footage of what happens...
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boehner. that's because the house vote is set to be on a senate plan to reopen the government, and extend its borrowing authority into february. a last-minute deal announced this afternoon by the senate leaders. >> this legislation ends a standoff to grouped the work of washington to a halt. >> it's been a long, challenging few weeks for congress and for the country. it's my hope that today we can put some of those most urgent issues behind us. >> but even as senate leaders displayed leadership in the midst of crisis, leave it to ted cruz to find yet another opportunity for his trademark showmanship. yes, right as senator mcconnell took the podium on the senate floor, mr. cruz engaged in delivering a right royal middle finger to the minority leader, staging his own impromptu presser for a hoard of baying reporters. >> i have no objections to the timing of this vote. and the reason is simple. there's nothing to be gained from delaying this vote one day or two days. the outcome will be the same.
boehner. that's because the house vote is set to be on a senate plan to reopen the government, and extend its borrowing authority into february. a last-minute deal announced this afternoon by the senate leaders. >> this legislation ends a standoff to grouped the work of washington to a halt. >> it's been a long, challenging few weeks for congress and for the country. it's my hope that today we can put some of those most urgent issues behind us. >> but even as senate leaders...
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boehner has been taking lots of heat with conservatives. speaker boehner needs to resign. gop needs new negotiator and a new plan. conn tweeted baner is useless. >> good to see both of you. mark, i'll start with you. how much trouble is john boehner in, do you think? >> it remains to be seen, richard. i wouldn't want to be in john boehner's shoes rooity now. the most likely path of averting the fiscal cliff before the new year would be getting what president obama laid out yesterday and that was extending the bush-era tax cuts of $250,000 or below as well as extending unemployment insurance and if it sails through the senate and gets to the house and john boehner allows that to get up to a vote it would most likely pass without a majority of house republicans and that could infuriate the republican caucus. the other option for house speaker john boehner would be to hold firm to hold their ground. however, that's actually the most likely outcome to going over the fiscal cliff and all polls, actually show that republicans would bear the brunt of the blame for that. so i woul
boehner has been taking lots of heat with conservatives. speaker boehner needs to resign. gop needs new negotiator and a new plan. conn tweeted baner is useless. >> good to see both of you. mark, i'll start with you. how much trouble is john boehner in, do you think? >> it remains to be seen, richard. i wouldn't want to be in john boehner's shoes rooity now. the most likely path of averting the fiscal cliff before the new year would be getting what president obama laid out yesterday...
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put yourself in john boehner's shoes for a moment. imagine what it's like for him to wake up every morning and face the forces that are assembled against him. one simple goal. to survive another day. john boehner must find a way to placate the tea party, whose irate with any talk of negotiations not including obama care, the entirety of american finance capitalism, that has told him he cannot blow through the debt ceiling, and then there's the american people. according to a new nbc news poll, both the gop and the tea party's favorability rating that sunk to an all-time low. and 53% of americans blame republicans in congress for the budget standoff, compared to 31% who blame the president. with those three separate interests in mind, john boehner's play is this. >> what we want to do is to offer the president today the ability to move. a temporary increase in the debt ceiling, an agreement to go to conference on the budget. >> far-right groups like heritage action are falling behind boehner's plan, but amazingly, this is a total rever
put yourself in john boehner's shoes for a moment. imagine what it's like for him to wake up every morning and face the forces that are assembled against him. one simple goal. to survive another day. john boehner must find a way to placate the tea party, whose irate with any talk of negotiations not including obama care, the entirety of american finance capitalism, that has told him he cannot blow through the debt ceiling, and then there's the american people. according to a new nbc news poll,...
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he may not know john boehner, but john boehner knows him well. >> he knows how to kick people out. get him out of here. >> you have taste of how he would do it with that comment. they found it ironic that ted cruz would say that because ted cruz was john boehner's lawyer back in 2006. you can't tell me you never talked to the man. >> he was his actual lawyer? >> it's reported today. it was hysterical on the internet. >> you were his lawyer and you never talked to him. >> you have the former speaker calling him lucifer and the other guy jumping in saying you're being unfair to satan. trump, today, said cruz' selection of carly fiorina as a running mate wasn't going to help him. this is the other part of the three-ring circus tonight. >> now he's got to recover. what does he do? he gets carly fiorina. she's very nice. everything's fine. carly got out. she had no -- it was -- she had the one good debate on the children's stage. not on our stage. she was on the children. she didn't debate against me. he now goes out and gets carly who left the race because she had no votes. she had not
he may not know john boehner, but john boehner knows him well. >> he knows how to kick people out. get him out of here. >> you have taste of how he would do it with that comment. they found it ironic that ted cruz would say that because ted cruz was john boehner's lawyer back in 2006. you can't tell me you never talked to the man. >> he was his actual lawyer? >> it's reported today. it was hysterical on the internet. >> you were his lawyer and you never talked to...
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vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced responsible package of deficit reduck. it's hard for them to say yes to me. but at some point they have got to take me out of it. think about their voters. >> let me bring in the senior editor mark murray. the headline on our first read this morning was the question, what is boehner doing? he is expected to speak in about 15 minutes to i guess counter what we heard from the president. what is this plan b and why is he attempting to push a vote as we understand it, he may not have all the votes needed in the senate as the white house
vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced...
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boehner, mr. boehner, you are going to send the independents running right back to obama if you don't grant him the speech, because all the american people care about right now is jobs, they don't care about the reagan library or republican presidential debate, they care about jobs. if you tell the president he can't come up on the day he wants, you're going to send independents off. that's how they are going to try to intimidate boehner. boehner should say, mr. president, i'm not going to assist you in your political games. >> joining me now, the co-author of "game change," national affairs editor for new york magazine and author of "revival, struggle for survival" richard wolffe, thank you both for joining me tonight. richard, is this the night i have to begin this program by saying rush limbaugh is right, the president was trying to upstage the republican debate. is there any real working theory to the contrary? >> no, you don't have to say that rush limbaugh is right. this is, obviously, a cam
boehner, mr. boehner, you are going to send the independents running right back to obama if you don't grant him the speech, because all the american people care about right now is jobs, they don't care about the reagan library or republican presidential debate, they care about jobs. if you tell the president he can't come up on the day he wants, you're going to send independents off. that's how they are going to try to intimidate boehner. boehner should say, mr. president, i'm not going to...